document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280658>Question 280658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the equation 3y=12 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203981 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203981\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, get it into slope-intercept form:  y = mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = y-intercept<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 12/3 = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now pick two points to define a line:  say x=1 and x= 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x = 1, y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When x = 4, y = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hmmm....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It appears this is a horizontal line, which means the slope=0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Observing y = 4 we see that this is the same as y = 0x + 4, which is slope=0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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